§ 54-30. Applicability.

(a)

State law provides public employees with the right to collectively bargain with a public employer in the determination of the terms and conditions of their employment, including matters encompassed in this article. In recognition of these rights, the provisions of this article shall not apply to city employees who are represented by or are part of a collective bargaining unit except to the extent that such applicability may be mandated by state law and all city employees may pursue disciplinary appeals and civil service grievances as provided in this article or rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto.

(b)

All full-time city employees who are not represented by or are not part of a collective bargaining unit, except for department heads (as designated in the administrative code), shall be subject to the requirements of and shall be entitled to the rights, benefits and protections of this article and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto.

(c)

This article shall not abrogate the terms of any existing or subsequently enacted collective bargaining agreement nor deprive any employee of any rights or benefits contained therein. It is intended, however, that all collective bargaining agreements which become effective after September 30, 1983, will address and provide for any benefits or protections previously covered by a civil service ordinance, express or implied.

(Code 1981, § 15-5)